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About 1510h. yesterday, the police say that Sheldon Richards, 43 years, and another man who is his relative were imbibing at his home at Supply, Mahaica, ECD, during which an argument ensued.

Billions of dollars in taxes are not collected each year and this points to a major problem of management of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) which seems unable to prevent or control revenue leakage, Sunday Stabroek Business Page columnist Rawle Lucas says.

A Bare Root man died yesterday after he was stabbed to his neck and head by a 15-year-old boy after he confronted the youth about items that were stolen from his home.

The Regent Street vendor who was shot several times on Saturday night succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon and his family is pleading with the police not to let the murder become another unsolved case.

Government has released the draft of its Witness Protection Bill which makes provision for the setting up of safe houses and/or new identities for eligible persons who are part of the Witness Protection Programme.

The hunt for the man who gunned down another in a bus on the Demerara Harbour Bridge is underway as the police were able to confirm the shooter’s identity.

A family of 12 is now homeless after a midmorning blaze yesterday consumed their Buxton home.

Long called for by anti-corruption groups, government has released draft whistleblower legislation which aims to combat corruption and other wrongs in the public and private sectors by encouraging and facilitating disclosures by employees.

The government has advertised for consultants to supervise the reconstruction of the north eastern dam of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Irfaan Ali says days prior to the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) he was not pleased with the number of names put forth.

The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC), the Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman (GUSIA), the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) and the Muslim Youth Council (MWC), representing the wider Muslim community, will create history when for the first time in Guyana, an Eid Milad un Nabi Jaloos (motorcade for Youman Nabi) will be held on Sunday, January 3rd, a release from the ACIC said yesterday.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq’s army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad yesterday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained

In the December 25th, 2015 edition of the Stabroek News under the headline `Rice roared again in 2015’ the value of rice exports for 2014 was incorrectly stated as US$549.5M.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police accused officers yesterday of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a U.S.

ANSA McAL Trading Limited introduced ABCD Diapers at its annual tradition of sharing “Bundle of Joy” hampers to all babies born at Georgetown & Woodlands Hospitals on Christmas Day, a release from the company said on Saturday.

ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – With further rain looming, more families abandoned their homes yesterday in Paraguay, the country hardest hit by the worst flooding in decades in the area bordering Uruguay and Argentina, which has already forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three days after being sacked as Central Bank governor, Jwala Rambarran on Saturday issued a strongly worded statement in which he accused the Government of mishandling the matter and threatened legal action.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – Storms hit the U.S. South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.

JERUSALEM/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s reluctance to accept an Israeli ambassador who is a West Bank settler has set off a diplomatic crisis and led to concerns in the Israeli government that the clash could encourage pro-Palestinian activism against it.

(Barbados Nation) Government plans to clamp down on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), called drones, to prevent their misuse and unregulated activity.